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Average valueActiveTHUNDER STRUCK · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
THUNDER STRUCK: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.04 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
THUNDER STRUCK is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.4%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 2 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 4% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
70.4%
expected return
1 in 3.77
odds of any win
2 of 2
$50K top prizes left
4%
claimed · 9k of 244k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 62,332 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,562 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.04 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.61 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.43 · 4.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
62,330 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
4% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
244k
tickets printed
9k
tickets claimed · 4%
235k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
96%
100% of top prizes remain with only 96% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Rhode Island Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 RI peers
#5 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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